Hi,
I'm looking for a tan subdued shoulder patch...I can only find OD and black ones.
For you militaria and ex-military people, which shoulder am I supposed to wear it on and what orientatioN? What goes on the left shoulder? Unit? Thanks.

in the Marine Corps you only get a flag if youre being deployed to a combat zone or if you wear "flight clothing" stateside the flag is worn on the left shoulder. overseas or in a combat zone it is worn on the right shoulder with the star field forward so as to appear "backward". this is because the Stars & Stripes is never in retreat. i think someone asked about the backwards flag in another post.

Originally Posted By DvlDog:
in the Marine Corps you only get a flag if youre being deployed to a combay zone or if you wear "flight clothing" stateside the flag is worn on the left shoulder. overseas or in a combat zone it is worn on the right shoulder with the star field forward so as to appear "backward". this is because the Stars & Stripes is never in retreat. i think someone asked about the backwards flag in another post.